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Basics of Canvas
Kate Hill, PIE Associate Department of Biological Science
Zhaihuan DaiEducational Psychology & Learning Systems
Objectives
After this workshop, you will be able to:• Set up your Canvas course site with basic
features (e.g. modify account and course settings, create assignments and quizzes, build modules)
• Apply some advanced features to your Canvas course site
The Basics
1. Review your account2. Select which courses you want displayed3. Review Calendar features4. Review Inbox features5. Add a template and start building your
course6. Edit course settings
Update your profile picture
1. Review your account
Click on “Files”
1. Review your account
Add your course files
1. Review your account
Add preferred method of contact
1. Review your account
Choose your notification preferences
1. Review your account
Star which courses you want to appear in the Dashboard
2. Select which courses you want displayed
The calendar allows you to quickly add assignments for your class
3. Review calendar features
Students can use “calendar feed” to add your course calendar to their online calendar
3. Review calendar features
When you compose a message you can select the course and which group you’d like to email
4. Review inbox features
Go to “Commons” and search for “ODL Master Shell”
5. Add a template and start building your course
Click on “ODL Master Shell”
5. Add a template and start building your course
Import the “ODL Master Shell” into your course
5. Add a template and start building your course
Edit course settings
5. Edit course settings
Edit Course Details
5. Edit course settings
Edit navigation buttons
5. Edit course settings
Enable External Apps for your course
5. Edit course settings
Make use of Student View
5. Edit course settings
Practice (10 min)
• Explore account features• Import the “ODL Master Shell” into your
dev site• Adjust your course settings
Building your Course
1. Update the Home Page2. Build your Modules3. Build your Assignments and Peer Review4. Create Quizzes5. Create Discussions6. Use Gradebook7. Publish your course
Edit your home page
1. Update the Home page
Edit the Start Here, Syllabus, Modules, and More Resources Pages (The Rocket
Ship can help you!)
1. Update the Home page
Edit the Start Here, Syllabus, Modules, and More Resources Pages
Build your modules from scratch
2. Build your Modules
Create a module and add items
2. Build your Modules
Edit items in your module
2. Build your Modules
You can use the “Multi Tool” to build your modules quickly
2. Build your Modules
Modify the page templates so they can be applied to your modules
2. Build your Modules
Select and modify the templates you use in your course
2. Build your Modules
Use the Module Builder to customize your modules
2. Build your Modules
Customize your modules
2. Build your Modules
Modify your assignment groups
3. Build your Assignments
Add assignments
3. Build your Assignments
Edit your assignment settings
3. Build your Assignments
If you want to use Turnitin, change submission type to “External Tool” and click “Find,” select “Turnitin LTI API”
3. Build your Assignments
Create a new quiz
4. Create quizzes
Edit quiz details
4. Create quizzes
● Name & Instructions● Quiz type:
○ practice○ graded○ ungraded
● Assignment group● Options
○ Shuffle answers○ Time limit○ Allow multiple attempts○ Display quiz responses/
correct answers● Quiz restrictions (for access)● Assign
○ Students/Section○ Due/availability date
Add questions to the quiz
4. Create quizzes
Create individual questions:Multiple Choice, True/False, Fill in the Blank, Fill in Multiple Blanks, Multiple Answers, Multiple Dropdowns, Matching, Numeric Answer, Formula Question, Essay Question, File Upload Question, and Text (no question)
Create Question Group:● Create groups● Add new questions or select from
existing questions● Link to question bank● Decide the number of questions to use
from the group and set points value for each question
Create Discussions
5. Create Discussions
Status Subscription
6. Use Gradebook
Use Gradebook
Publish your course!
7. Publish your course
Practice (15 min)● Create a module with
○ a content page for course description/objectives○ an assignment○ a quiz
● Create an assignment● Create a quiz with:
○ a multiple choice question○ a true/false question○ an essay question
Pie & Coffee
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Advanced Functions
1. Create Rubrics2. Use Kaltura media tool3. Set up Conferences4. Upload your development site to a course
After making your Turnitin Assignment, click “Settings”, then “Optional Settings”
1. Create Rubrics
Check “Add a Rubric” and Click “Launch Rubric Manager” & Create a Rubric
1. Create Rubrics
To use Kaltura to create online videos, click “My Media”, click “Add New” and Select
“CaptureSpaceLite”
2. Use Kaltura media tool
Download CaptureSpaceLite for your computer
2. Use Kaltura media tool
Select which method you would like to use to record your video
2. Use Kaltura media tool
Create a Conference
3. Set up Conferences
After you started the Conference
3. Set up Conferences
-Upload slides-Start a poll
To upload your development site to a course, go to your course and click “Settings” and click “Import
Course Content”
4. Upload your development site to a course
Select “Copy a Canvas Course” and import your Development Site into your Course Website
4. Upload your development site to a course
Practice
• Add features to your dev site• Explore new tools (rubrics, Kaltura,
discussions)